ADB Login

Overview

ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is one of the most convenient ways to connect to the Rhino Pi A1R, without the need to configure a display or network additionally.

Prerequisites

Windows

1. Download and extract the ADB tool package platform-tools
2. Add the extracted platform-tools directory path to the PATH system environment variable
3. Open CMD or PowerShell and run adb version to verify the installation

Linux / macOS

# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt update
sudo apt install adb

# macOS
brew install android-platform-tools

Hardware Connection

1. Use a USB Type-A to Type-C data cable to connect the device
   • Connect the USB Type-A end to the PC
   • Connect the USB Type-C end to the Type-C port on the Rhino Pi A1R
2. Power on the device and wait for the system to finish booting (the STATUS LED stays solid green)

Establish an ADB Connection

# List connected devices
adb devices

# Example of normal output:
# List of devices attached
# 47897135   device

If the device is not listed:

• Verify the USB data cable supports data transfer (not a charge-only cable)
• Reconnect the USB data cable
• Try a different USB port on the PC

Common ADB Operations

Enter the Shell

• Method 1: Enter the device command line with normal privileges

# Enter the device command line
adb shell

• Method 2: Enter the device with root privileges

# Obtain root privileges
adb root
# Enter the device command line
adb shell

File Transfer

# Upload a file to the device
adb push <local file path> <device target path>

# Example: upload test.py to /home/aidlux/
adb push test.py /home/aidlux/

# Download a file from the device
adb pull <device file path> <local target path>

# Example: download the log file
adb pull /var/log/syslog ./

System Operations

# Restart the device
adb reboot

# Enter flashing mode (EDL)
adb root
adb reboot edl

# View system information
adb shell cat /proc/version
adb shell cat /proc/cpuinfo

Warning

The current system does not support connecting via adb connect <Device IP>:5555.